Republican Florida Governor Ron DeSantis was momentarily interrupted by a handful of female protesters during an address to the New Hampshire GOP’s annual fundraising dinner on Friday.
The protesters, who appeared to chant “Jews Against DeSantis,” made their way to the podium at the Republican event in downtown Manchester, New Hampshire, before being removed by security.
New Hampshire state party chairman Chris Ager told Fox News over 500 people would be in the audience and that the event would bring in over $250,000, which Ager claimed to be a “record.”
From Fox News:
The trip is DeSantis' first this cycle to New Hampshire, the state that holds the first primary and second contest overall in the GOP presidential nominating calendar. The popular conservative governor from Florida has already stopped this year in Iowa (which holds caucuses kicking off the Republican schedule) and Nevada (which holds the fourth contest) and next week visits South Carolina (which votes third). While DeSantis remains on the 2024 sidelines, he’s expected to launch a presidential campaign sometime after the end of Florida’s legislative session, which concludes next month. But behind the scenes, he’s already made plenty of moves toward launching a campaign, including beefing up staff in Tallahassee. The governor didn't mention his expected presidential campaign in his speech, other than to repeat his often used line that "I have only begun to fight."
